Wow, it’s been almost two years since I’ve updated this thread. I had no complaints about the roof rack itself, it always performed well, but it was a major PITA to take my Maggiolina RTT on and off. I also had an Alu-Cab 270° awning attached to the rack, but the mixing of brands ended up with a pieced together system that wasn’t perfect, and didn't allow for relative ease of unbolting everything for storage after a trip. As a result, I tended to leave it all on driving around “OLAF”.
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We like the Maggie a lot but my shipfitter‘s disease was acting up. I bought a barely used second hand Alu-Cab Gen 3 from Nena Barlow. Before driving out to pick it up I ordered roof bars from Paul at Equipt1. I was able to use three of the five sets of feet from the rack to mount the roof bars and level them prior to going to Sedona to pick up the tent. My plan was to get there before they closed, and with their assistance lift the RTT into place and secure it. I brought various sockets, wrenches and extensions, after studying the install instructions and videos online.
When I got there, Nena and a couple staff helped me out the RTT on the bars, it fit perfectly. Then they left me to attach it on my own, which was fine, although the sun was dropping. About 45 minutes later, it was attached. I thanked Nena and drove back to SoCal. It was a long day.
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The great thing about the Alu-Cab RTT is it acts as it’s own rack for Alu-Cab accessories. I ordered a brand specific mount for the 270° awning, and a mount and Alu-Cab shower tent for the driver side. It’s a super easy set up, works together perfectly, and can be removed as a single until with relative ease, probably 20-30 minutes once I get a lifting system installed in the garage.
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